Little green sunbird

The little green sunbird (Anthreptes seimundi), also called Seimund's sunbird, is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is sometimes placed in the genus Nectarinia. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda.[2][3]

Little green sunbird
A. s. kruensis
Ghana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Anthreptes
Species:
A. seimundi
Binomial name
Anthreptes seimundi
Synonyms

Nectarinia seimundi

Description

The little green sunbird is small, light yellow, and warbler-like; overall similar to the Bates's sunbird. It is 9 cm (about 3.5 inches) long.[3] The beak is slightly curved and has a small amount of pink. Around the eye is a pale ring. The cry is high pitched.[2]

Name

The little green sunbird's binomial classification Anthreptes seimundi comes from its genus and Eibert Carl Henry Seimund, a British Taxidermist.[4]

Subspecies
  • A. s. seimundi: Bioko (Gulf of Guinea)
  • A. s. kruensis: Guinea and Sierra Leone to Ghana and Togo.
  • A. s. minor: southern Nigeria and southern Cameroon east to Central African Republic, southern South Sudan, Uganda, and Rwanda, south to northern Angola and central Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3]
  • Little green sunbird (A. s. kruensis) composite
    Little green sunbird (A. s. kruensis) composite

References
  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Anthreptes seimundi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22717683A131977855. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22717683A131977855.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Little Green Sunbird - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  3. Oiseaux.net. "Souimanga de Seimund - Anthreptes seimundi - Little Green Sunbird". www.oiseaux.net. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  4. Cheke, Robert; Mann, Clive (2020). "Little Green Sunbird (Anthreptes seimundi), version 1.0". Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.ligsun2.01.


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